Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD, 3804-3805 [2017-00511]
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Marybeth Tomka, Head of
Collections, Texas Archaeological
Research Laboratory, 10100 Burnet
Road, PRC Building 5, Austin, TX
78758, telephone (512) 475–6853, email
marybeth.tomka@austin.utexas.edu;
and Mark Howe, Cultural Resources
Specialist, International Boundary and
Water Commission—U.S. Section, 4171
North Mesa, Suite C–100, El Paso, TX
79902, telephone (915) 832–4767, email
Mark.Howe@ibwc.gov, by February 13,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, and the
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma may
proceed.
TARL is responsible for notifying the
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, the
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, the
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico,
and the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 21, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Defense
Health Agency, National Museum of
Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Defense, Defense Health Agency,
National Museum of Health and
Medicine has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
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Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the National Museum of
Health and Medicine. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the National Museum of
Health and Medicine at the address in
this notice by February 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Brian F. Spatola,
Curator of Anatomical Division,
National Museum of Health and
Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest
Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring,
MD 20910, telephone (301) 319–3353,
email brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the National Museum of Health and
Medicine, Silver Spring, MD. The
human remains were removed from
Marion County, TN, and Limestone
County, AL.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the National
Museum of Health and Medicine
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1914, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Bennett Place (site
40M17) in Marion County, TN. Age and
sex could not be identified. Artifacts
were present at the time of excavation,
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but were not retained with the human
remains. The human remains were
donated to the Army Medical Museum
(today the National Museum of Health
and Medicine) by Clarence B. Moore in
December of 1914. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a site at
the confluence of the Sequatchie and
Tennessee Rivers in Marion County, TN.
The human remains consist of the
cranium and mandible of an adult
female. The human remains were
purchased by the Army Medical
Museum (National Museum of Health
and Medicine) from C.H. Ward
Company, Rochester, NY, in 1915. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1915, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Dwelling site at the
mouth of the Sequatchie Creek (40M12)
in Marion County, TN. The human
remains consist of an adult left
humerus. The human remains were
donated to the Army Medical Museum
(National Museum of Health and
Medicine) by Clarence B. Moore in May
of 1915. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1915, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Dwelling site on
Mason Island (1La92) in Limestone
County, AL. The human remains consist
of the left femur and right tibia of an
adult male. The human remains were
donated to the Army Medical Museum
(National Museum of Health and
Medicine) by Clarence B. Moore in May
of 1915. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the National
Museum of Health and Medicine
Officials of the National Museum of
Health and Medicine have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on:
Osteological evidence, collection
history, artifacts, and association with
prehistoric archeological sites.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
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Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Mr. Brian F. Spatola,
Curator of Anatomical Division,
National Museum of Health and
Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest
Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring,
MD 20910, telephone (301) 319–3353,
email brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil, by
February 13, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The National Museum of Health and
Medicine is responsible for notifying the
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice To Rescind a Notice of
Inventory Completion: Texas
Archeological Research Laboratory,
Austin, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Texas Archeological
Research Laboratory (TARL) is
rescinding a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register on July 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Marybeth Tomka, Head of
Collections, Texas Archaeological
Research Laboratory, 10100 Burnet
Road, PRC Building 5, Austin, TX
78758, telephone (512) 475–6853, email
marybeth.tomka@austin.utexas.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice
was previously given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
under the control of the Texas
Archaeological Research Laboratory.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Zapata County, TX.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
The Texas Archeological Research
Laboratory (TARL) is rescinding a
Notice of Inventory Completion
published in the Federal Register (81
FR 44893–44896, July 11, 2016).
Transfer of control of the items in this
correction notice has not occurred.
SUMMARY:
Correction
In the Federal Register (81 FR 44893–
44896, July 11, 2016), all paragraphs are
deleted in their entirety.
The Texas Archeological Research
Laboratory (TARL) is responsible for
notifying the Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma, the Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma, the Mescalero Apache Tribe
of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico, and the Tonkawa Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
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Dated: December 21, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017–00507 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural items listed
in this notice meet the definition of
objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona. If no additional claimants
come forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items to the lineal descendants,
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona at the address in this notice
by February 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA
Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
2950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of
objects of cultural patrimony under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense,
Defense Health Agency, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver
Spring, MD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency,
National Museum of Health and Medicine has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to the National Museum of Health and
Medicine. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the National
Museum of Health and Medicine at the address in this notice by February
13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Brian F. Spatola, Curator of Anatomical Division,
National Museum of Health and Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest Glen,
2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910, telephone (301) 319-3353,
email brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver
Spring, MD. The human remains were removed from Marion County, TN, and
Limestone County, AL.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the National
Museum of Health and Medicine professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1914, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Bennett Place (site 40M17) in Marion County, TN. Age
and sex could not be identified. Artifacts were present at the time of
excavation, but were not retained with the human remains. The human
remains were donated to the Army Medical Museum (today the National
Museum of Health and Medicine) by Clarence B. Moore in December of
1914. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a site at the confluence of the Sequatchie
and Tennessee Rivers in Marion County, TN. The human remains consist of
the cranium and mandible of an adult female. The human remains were
purchased by the Army Medical Museum (National Museum of Health and
Medicine) from C.H. Ward Company, Rochester, NY, in 1915. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1915, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Dwelling site at the mouth of the Sequatchie
Creek (40M12) in Marion County, TN. The human remains consist of an
adult left humerus. The human remains were donated to the Army Medical
Museum (National Museum of Health and Medicine) by Clarence B. Moore in
May of 1915. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1915, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Dwelling site on Mason Island (1La92) in
Limestone County, AL. The human remains consist of the left femur and
right tibia of an adult male. The human remains were donated to the
Army Medical Museum (National Museum of Health and Medicine) by
Clarence B. Moore in May of 1915. No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the National Museum of Health and Medicine
Officials of the National Museum of Health and Medicine have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on: Osteological evidence,
collection history, artifacts, and association with prehistoric
archeological sites.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the
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Native American human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Mr. Brian F. Spatola, Curator of
Anatomical Division, National Museum of Health and Medicine, U.S. Army
Garrison Forest Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
telephone (301) 319-3353, email brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil, by
February 13, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Cherokee
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
The National Museum of Health and Medicine is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-00511 Filed 1-11-17; 8:45 am]
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